Richard Ginori / 理查德·基诺里In 1735, with the aims of competing with German porcelain Meissen, Marquis Carlo Ginori founded a kiln in Doccia, close to Florence. With his knowledge of mineralogy, he made a study of the porcelain clay and its coloring. Ginori and Richard pottery manufacture merged in 1896, becoming Richard Ginori. In 1956, it joined forces with Laveno-Mombello ceramics manufacture to become the leader of the sector. The oldest Ginori masterpiece "Vecchio Bianco" or "Italian Fruits" made for noble families of Tuscany, are both considered as a fine works and loved as a timeless classic.